'Change your religion and marry me, otherwise...', allegation of 'love jihad' in Baghpat, threat given over phone from jail:

News Topical, Digital Desk : A case of love jihad has come to light in Uttar Pradesh's Bagpat where a Muslim youth first lured a Hindu girl and took her away, after which the youth's uncle, who is in jail, called the youth on WhatsApp and pressured him to convert and marry her.

After this case came to light, there was a stir in the entire area. A Hindu girl living in Saidpur village of Khekra police station area of Baghpat has alleged that she had become friends with the accused Shoaib during her college days, the Muslim youth had befriended her by hiding his identity.

Pressure on Hindu girl for conversion and marriage

A month ago on July 3, Shoaib lured her away, beat her up and asked her to convert. Taking action in this case, Ghaziabad police recovered the girl and handed her over to her family and sent Shoaib to jail.

Uncle threatened to face consequences

The girl alleges that Shoaib is now pressuring her for marriage from jail. His uncle Phanu is also supporting him in this. Shoaib's uncle accused her of calling him on WhatsApp and pressuring him to convert and marry her. The accused said that she should change her religion and marry Shoaib or else the consequences will be bad.

As soon as Hindu organizations came to know about this incident, there was an uproar. The workers of the organization reached the police station with the victim's family and created a ruckus and protested demanding action against the accused. The police have registered a case on the complaint of the victim's family.